Over on Book Riot this week (and last, since I totally forgot to do this then):

 

• YA paperbacks hitting shelves this summer.

 

• Some excellent diverse YA covers you should get excited about.

 

• Did you know there are enough YA book titles with a day of the week in them to cover all 7 days? Well, kinda. One of these is a stretch.

 

Elsewhere on the internet, it was nice to see this fabulous review of Here We Are: Feminism For The Real World on Cleaver Magazine.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• #RiotGrams launched for June. If you’re on Instagram or have been considering joining, here’s an opportunity to dive right into the book world.

 

• Stay hydrated with these sweet bookish water bottles and travel mugs.

 

• This week’s “3 On A YA Theme” is all about teens in YA fiction who are obsessed with real life bands.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• Three practical tips I’ve got to share about The Book Life. Basically, how to pack and move books, how to find inexpensive used and classic books, and how to use your smart phone’s camera to remember things.

 

• For this week’s “3 On A YA Theme,” YA authors shared how they’ve been inspired by Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale.

 

• A look at some of the designated Book Towns around the world. I would like to visit each of these places.

Over on Book Riot this week…

• I interviewed Laura Palese, a book designer, about what goes into making a book look awesome.  Laura was the brain behind the design of Here We Are, and I knew I needed to pick her brain a bit.

 

• Pick up one or more of these awesome bookish candles to really light up your reading life (#sorrynotsorry).

 

• This week’s “3 on a YA Theme” is all about girls who play baseball.

 

Over on Book Riot this week…

 

• A look at YA books which explore the modern-day epidemic of sex trafficking.

 

 

A quiet week, for sure, but I’ve got a pile of stuff coming soon. In the mean time, keep your eyes peeled, too, for news about classroom/library Skype visits, as well as teen creative nonfiction workshops I plan to offer shortly. I got to do a workshop at a local library and booked one up for the fall already, and I’m eager to take it a little wider.